Surplus People Project

Surplus People Project envisions a transformed and just society and stands in solidarity with radical social movements in struggles for pro-poor agrarian transformation for food sovereignty. SPP believes in social justice and equal rights for all. We have chosen to work with the rural poor and to facilitate their voices, choices, strategies, and approaches to struggle, as determined by the people themselves. We believe in the particular power and possibility of young people and women and actively facilitate opportunities for their growth in our strategy. We are committed to challenging neoliberal capitalism, power, and patriarchy and to promoting and advocating for agrarian reform for food sovereignty with strategic alliances. Our support amplifies the agrarian struggles of social movements and community formations in the Northern and Western Cape.